Bands of America slowly unveils 2019 regional schedule


Dec. 10, 2018 at 2:03 p.m. CT

Bands of America slowly unveils 2019 regional schedule

By Jeremiah Wooten

In the lead up to the full schedule release on Wednesday, Dec. 19, Bands of America has been releasing one venue and date on its Facebook page each day. As more dates and locations are announced, we'll continue to update the competitions page on our website.

Dobyns-Bennett performs at the Grand National Championships on Nov. 10, 2018. This season, BOA will be hosting a regional in Johnson City, just 30 minutes from DB. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten.
So far, Bands of America has announced a Johnson City Regional, located just 30 minutes from consistent national finalist Dobyns-Bennett, to be held at ETSU's Mini-Dome (officially named the East Tennessee State University/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletics Center). The regional, which will be held Oct. 12, marks BOA's return to the Mini-Dome for the first time since 2003, when ETSU's football program was cancelled. The football program was reinstated for the 2015 season, but did not use the Mini-Dome, instead playing its games at a local high school stadium for two years before moving to the new William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.

The Orlando Regional will again be held at Camping World Stadium, following a successful return to the Sunshine State in 2018. The regional will be held Oct. 12.

BOA also confirmed the previously released dates and venues for the San Antonio Super Regional and Grand National Championships: Nov. 1–2 at the Alamodome and Nov. 14–16 at Lucas Oil Stadium, respectively.

The following schedule contains dates for many fall events, including those operated by BOA and independently-organized regional-quality events. As other events and dates are announced and confirmed, they will be added to the schedule below. If you have any contest information you think we should add, shoot us an email at tips@hornrank.com or fill out this brief form.

*Italics indicate a regional-quality competition that is not affiliated with Music for All or Bands of America but consistently features nationally-renowned participants and adjudicators.

Oct. 12, 2019
Johnson City, Tennessee — ETSU/MSHA Athletics Center (Mini-Dome)
Orlando, Florida — Camping World Stadium
*[Tulsa, Oklahoma], Renegade Review — Union High School

Oct. 18–19, 2019
St. Louis Super Regional — The Dome at America's Center

Oct. 25–26, 2019
Indianapolis Super Regional — Lucas Oil Stadium

Nov. 1–2, 2019
San Antonio Super Regional — Alamodome

Nov. 14–16, 2019
Grand National Championships — Lucas Oil Stadium